Why Useless Surgery Is Still Popular / NY Times 8-3-16

It always amazes me the number of patients that come into the office having had surgery and never even tried conservative measures first.  Or had surgery and no one took the time to explain why they had developed the condition in the first place, leading to another surgery down the line.  As health care costs rise, maybe more people will start paying better attention to their bodies.  This was an interesting read… http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/upshot/the-right-to-know-that-an-operation-is-next-to-useless.html?_r=0